ACS by the numbers
— 9,421: Number of students enrolled, K-12, 2008-09
— 12,804: Number enrolled, K-12, 20 years ago
— 26.4%: Decline in number of students in past two decades
— 8,623: Projected enrollment, K-12, in 2012-13, a decrease of 9.5 percent
— 54.4%: Graduation rate, 2007-08, below state average of 77.8 percent
— 23.8%: Dropout rate, 2007-08, more than double state average of 10.3 percent
— 68.1%: Rate of 2008 graduates pursuing college education, below state average of 76.1 percent
— 60.2%: Rate of students in all grades who passed ISTEP English/language arts section, compared with state rate of 72.4 percent
— 62.4%: Rate of students in all grades who passed ISTEP math section, compared with state rate of 75.1 percent
— 252: Rank in composite SAT scores, out of 293 reporting school systems
— 34.6%: Rate of students taking SATs, below state average of 54.4 percent
— 42.4: Suspensions or expulsions per 100 students, sixth-highest rate in Indiana
— SOURCE: Indiana Department of Education
